Preliminary results in Sunday's referendum on whether Ukraine's Crimea region should join Russia or become an independent state show overwhelming support for Russia. With 75% percent of the ballots counted, close to 96% of voters want to become part of that country, according to the Crimean Electoral Commission. An official had announced earlier that more than 80% of voters had cast ballots by the time polls closed at 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET) Sunday. Final results are expected later. "We are going home. Crimea is in Russia," Crimea's Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov told crowds celebrating in Simferopol's Lenin Square. Music blared as they cheered and waved Russian flags.

"People are concerned that the

OPTIONS:
- Crimea army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
- Crimean Electoral Commission army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
- Lenin Square army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
- Russia army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
- Russian army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
- Sergey Aksyonov army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
- Simferopol army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
- Ukraine army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
- United States army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."
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Russia army will use force, guns to push (the) Ukrainian army from Crimea."


(CNN) -- Internet giant Alibaba secured its place in history Thursday as the largest U.S.-listed initial public offering (IPO) of all time. Alibaba, which achieved more than $240 billion in gross merchandise volume last year -- more than that of Amazon and eBay combined -- has become one of the largest technology companies in the world. That Alibaba is a Chinese company has important implications and begs the question: Will China become the next Silicon Valley, a breeding ground for the next generation of technology giants? Silicon Valley has long led the world in the quality, quantity and diversity of technology startups it incubates. Companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp have flourished under Silicon Valley's mature and complete startup ecosystem, with its open and free market and culture and innovative environment.



OPTIONS:
- Alibaba's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- Amazon's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- CNN's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- China's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- Chinese's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- Facebook's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- Google's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- IPO's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- Ping Wong's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- Silicon Valley's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- Twitter's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- U.S.'s success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- WhatsApp's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
- eBay's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.
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Alibaba's success stems from its huge traffic and competitive retail prices.


BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN)  -- An Iraqi soldier fatally shot two American soldiers and wounded three others on Saturday, the U.S. military said. A man lies in a hospital after a roadside bombing near Kirkurk on Saturday. Three Iraqis were killed. The shooter was killed when U.S. soldiers returned fire, Maj. Derrick Cheng told CNN. The incident took place at a combat outpost just south of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where there has been a strong presence of anti-U.S. militants, and it underscored the dangers for U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces in that city. A second gunman also fired on other U.S. soldiers at the outpost and fled, said Cheng, a spokesman for the U.S.-led Multi National Division-North.

Also on Saturday,

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- American forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- BAGHDAD forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- CNN forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Cheng forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Derrick Cheng forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Iranian forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Iraq forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Iraqi forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Iraqis forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Kirkuk forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Kirkurk forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Kurdish forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Mosul forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- Multi National Division-North forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
- U.S. forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.
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Iranian forces targeting Kurdish rebels shelled a village in Iraq, an official from Iraq's Kurdish region said.